Baseball Game Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Pratt Fighting Frogs

Lions

Runs

04/10/26 @ Sacred Heart	4
04/10/26 @ Sacred Heart	5
04/02/26 vs Minneapolis	4
04/02/26 vs Minneapolis	12
03/31/26 vs Larned	9
+ 3 more games

Lyons hasn't had much luck against Pratt recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lions will square off against the Fighting Frogs at 4:00 p.m. Lyons is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.

Things were looking good for Lyons after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Sacred Heart, falling 14-4.

Meanwhile, Pratt entered their tilt with Hoisington on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Cardinals 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Frogs, who have now won four games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Cresten Pore made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Pore was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Pratt got a massive performance out of Josiah Schmidt, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Caleb Strong was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Pratt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoisington only posted an OBP of .227.

Lyons' defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Pratt, their record is now 7-1.

Lyons might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Pratt in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.